A convicted felon identified by federal prosecutors as a leader of the Eastside Gangsta Bloods has been sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for illegal firearm possession and conspiring to smuggle synthetic drugs into jail.
Michael Ridley, 34, of Fort Lauderdale, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Melissa Damian after pleading guilty to possessing firearms as a convicted felon, attempting to possess contraband in prison and conspiring to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida said.
According to court records, Ridley posted a social media video on June 12, 2025, showing him with two handguns at a shooting range. The video included the notation “TTB (Train to Bag),” which prosecutors said referred to a homicide victim’s body being placed in a bag and removed from a crime scene…